About us

What we provide

• Learning activities for workforce and professional development
  Conferences, workshops, and online events to support learning and development.  
• Learning resources  
  Publications, videos, podcasts, case law summaries and other learning materials on key topics to support evidence-informed practice.  
• Learning and development programmes 
  We offer modular learning and development programmes that can be tailored to meet your organisation's requirements. 
  
• News and views
  The latest news, information, research, analysis and debate, written by and for professionals across the sector. 

• Projects and programmes 
  We work with local and national government, leading research institutions, and third-sector organisations to deliver targeted programmes of work.
• Research and evaluation services 
  Working independently or as part of a wider partnership, we offer evaluation services to demonstrate impact and support decision-making.  
• Workshops  
  Browse the menu of online workshops that use a range of methods to engage participants in active learning. 

Our approach

Our work brings together research evidence, practice wisdom and expertise from people’s lived experience.

We do this by: 

• Reading, exploring and synthesising the latest research evidence.
• Speaking to professionals across the sector about practice wisdom and current issues.
• Listening and learning from people's lived experience.

We then work with experts to create learning opportunities and resources on relevant topics; tailored to the learning needs of individuals and organisations. We also share knowledge with people accessing and providing support to develop professionals’ skills and confidence in using evidence.  

Everything we do is designed to equip individuals and organisations with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to apply evidence in their work, improve outcomes and enable people to live good lives.